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National Grid is to pay $6.4 million (£4 million) to employees who did not
receive overtime payments in the United States while repairing damage caused
by Hurricane
Sandy.

In the aftermath of the storm last year some staff worked 18-hour shifts to
restore power. However, the company botched the introduction of a new
payroll system at the same time and failed to pay thousands of employees.
About 6,500 staff in New York state and 2,000 in Massachusetts will receive
damages of $750 each.

Eric Schneiderman, the Attorney General of New York, said: “Some of the
affected employees in this case